# Fractures at Big Geyser Corp
> OSHA SIR `20211211135` · 12/29/2021 · MASPETH, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Big Geyser Corp
- **Location:** 57-65 48th Street, MASPETH, NEW YORK, 11378
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading pallets onto a box truck to deliver. As a pallet was being shrink wrapped, the employee stepped backward and tripped because his foot was caught between the truck and the lift gate. He fell backward approximately 4 feet to the floor, resulting in a left arm fracture and bruised ribs.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*